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Notices: Sunday 14th September 2014


Today:
10.00am Sunday School
11.00am Morning Prayer
7.00pm SNATCH - Aghavea Hall (note new time!)

Next Sunday: Sunday 21st September 2014
11.00am Church Family Service - preacher: Rev Adrian Dorrian (St Mark’s, Dundela) - Luke 15:1-7
7.00pm Evening Prayer - Brooke Memorial Hall - Philippians 3:15-4:1

This Week:
Monday 15th
8pm Bowling Club

Tuesday 16th
8pm Select Vestry - agenda available today

Thursday 18th
8pm Rural Deanery Youth Leaders meeting - FMT

Coming Up:
Wed 24th
GFS begins; Bible study

Thursday 25th
Diocesan Synod - Enniskillen Cathedral

Sunday School Teachers’ Training Evening
Tuesday 23rd Sept - Maguiresbridge Church Hall at 7.30pm. Speaker: Julie Currie, Down & Dromore Children’s Officer

Ordinations
Please pray for our visiting preachers preparing for ordination:
Today: Cameron Jones (Intern Deacon for St Nicholas’ Carrickfergus), 3.30pm, St Anne’s Belfast
Robbie Robinson (Intern Deacon for Dungannon) 7.30pm, St Anne’s Church, Dungannon

Irish Women’s Convention
Saturday 11th October. Bus leaving at 8am to be in Belfast for 9.30am. Return home by 5.30pm. Cost for bus and convention: £20. There are still some places available - speak to Lynsey to book your place.

Clogher Diocesan Magazine
Today is the deadline for any articles to be included in October’s magazine. Please forward items to Gary.

SNATCH
Growing in faith through fellowship
Tonight at 7.00pm - Aghavea church halls

Sermon Notes: Walk by faith, not by sight (Gen 13:1-18)
Q: Do we go forward based on what we can see, or what God has promised?

Back to the beginning (v1-4)
- Repentance: returning to where it all began
- ‘He journeyed to the place... to the place...’

Walking by sight? (v5-13)
- Move over!
- Choosing by Lot: ‘Lot looked about him, and saw...’
- There may be trouble ahead

Walking by faith (v14-18)
- LORD reaffirms and expands the promise
- ‘Raise your eyes now, and look... for all the land that you see I will give to you’

Making History Talk - World War One
Exploring our history and building shared understanding.
Tuesday 30th September at 7.30pm in the WV Suite, Westville Hotel, Enniskillen. Organised by the Diocese of Clogher, Enniskillen Methodist & Presbyterian Churches and Co. Fermanagh Grand Lodge. Open to all.

Prayer Diary
Sun 14th SNATCH leaders and members as the new term begins
Mon 15th Crosslinks staff in Belfast and London - for wisdom in finding a new Ireland Team Leader
Tue 16th Select Vestry meets tonight - for God’s guiding
Wed 17th The Pantry, showing God’s love in our community
Thur 18th Jeff Gawn and his SU E3 District Management team
Fri 19th Pray for neighbours, and to be a good neighbour
Sat 20th Tomorrow’s services, as Adrian speaks at the Family Service
Sun 21st Our new mission partners, as we look forward to them visiting next month

In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. Ps 86:7
Prayer Diary updates can be accessed each morning at our Facebook page or by downloading the free ‘PrayerMate’ app for your smartphone and adding the Aghavea Church feed.
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